Aerial Powers

Aerial Powers is an American professional women's basketball player for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) Minnesota Lynx. She was previously a key part of the 2019 World Championship team, the Washington Mystics.

Off the court, Aerial is known as Liquid Powerzsurge and recognized as a global esports influencer. Last year, she signed with legacy esports organization Team Liquid as the chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, a content creator, a global brand ambassador and became a co-owner. She also is an ambassador for HyperX and a member of Ford Models’ esports roster.

In 2020, Aerial hosted her inaugural Powerz Up NBA 2K all-women tournament, a global platform that gave women a safe space to showcase their skills. As a result of this event’s success, Aerial collaborated with several nonprofit organizations to celebrate sport, esports and health through a new (Powerz Up NBA 2K) tournament in Ghana.

An activist and philanthropist, Aerial serves as an ambassador for several cause-focused
organizations, including the non-profit organization Health-e-Gamer Foundation. She is a member of the Global Esports Federation’s Athletes, Players and Community Commission and was named as the first esports athlete to Peace and Sport.

Aerial is acutely aware of the positive impact that gaming has on disenfranchised and marginalized communities. As a woman in gaming and STEM, she empowers young women to be innovative with technology. Via her growing platform and social media presence, Aerial promotes women and people of color in gaming and healthy gaming lifestyles in an effort to make the space more inclusive and accessible to all.

Outside of gaming, her admiration for tech and media led her to become a founding member of Players Media Group and ProClass. Aerial was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Michigan State University where she graduated with a degree in Communications.